Minnesota / Human Rights Department

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Human Rights Department

Source file: Minnesota — State Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Human Rights Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 61 employees with median total compensation of $79,080; the highest distinct record was $179,228.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $4.9M
Employees: 61
Median total: $79,080
Highest record: $179,228

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$5,278$174,262+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 61 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,080) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $80,354 (99%)
Overtime — $8 (0%)
Other — $439 (1%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$18,244

$61,555

$79,080

$96,655

$129,443

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $129,443 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $18,244. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Human Rights Investigator

13 · $75,933

Office & Administrative Specialist Senior

6 · $57,996

State Program Administrative Coordinator

3 · $108,240

Staff Attorney 2

3 · $108,199

Human Rights Invest Supervisor

3 · $97,979

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$3.7M —	50 —	$69,373 —
2025	$4.9M ▲ 31.8%	61 ▲ 22.0%	$79,080 ▲ 14.0%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Matthew Pechous

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2024 total comp

$74,889

Sub-department: Investigation Unit A
Base pay: $74,889
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,889
Hire date: 2016-10-17
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Matthew Pechous is a Human Rights Investigator at Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit A. Hired in 2016, they have about 8 years of service, working full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $74,889. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Amy Martinez

State Program Administrative Intermediate/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$74,847

Sub-department: Deputy General Counsel
Base pay: $74,723
Overtime: $124
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,847
Hire date: 2024-01-22
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 7
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Amy Martinez holds the role of State Program Administrative Intermediate at Human Rights Department within Deputy General Counsel. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $74,847. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Brianne Lucio

Human Rights Eqty & Inclus Off/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$74,683

Sub-department: Compliance Unit
Base pay: $74,683
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,683
Hire date: 2016-08-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Rights Department, Brianne Lucio serves as a Human Rights Eqty & Inclus Off within Compliance Unit. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years), working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,683. Their bargaining unit is MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Truc Nguyen

Management Analyst 4/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$74,616

Sub-department: Process Improvement Dept
Base pay: $74,616
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,616
Hire date: 2013-05-29
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 15
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Rights Department, Truc Nguyen serves as a Management Analyst 4 within Process Improvement Department. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,616. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Maryam Ahmed

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$73,960

Sub-department: Investigation Unit D
Base pay: $72,633
Overtime: $27
Other pay: $1,300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $73,960
Hire date: 2021-08-16
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Maryam Ahmed holds the role of Human Rights Investigator at Human Rights Department within Investigation Unit D. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $73,960. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Joshua Ausman

Human Rights Investigator/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$69,956

Sub-department: Investigation Unit C
Base pay: $69,956
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,956
Hire date: 2023-02-01
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 11
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Rights Department, Joshua Ausman serves as a Human Rights Investigator within Investigation Unit C. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,956. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.

Carlos Peralta Diaz

Human Rights Eqty & Inclus Off/Human Rights Department

2025 total comp

$69,290

Sub-department: Compliance Unit
Base pay: $69,290
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,290
Hire date: 2020-02-10
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 9
Union / bargaining unit: MN Assoc of Professional Empl
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Ramsey

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: G17
Bargaining Unit Number: 214
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At Human Rights Department, Carlos Peralta Diaz serves as a Human Rights Eqty & Inclus Off within Compliance Unit. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years, working full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $69,290. They are represented by MN Assoc of Professional Empl.